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Duke beats Oklahoma State 12-5 at the Athens Regional as the teams combine for 7 home runs
ATHENS, Ga. -- Wallace Clark and Sam Harris each had three hits, Owen Proksch struck out eight in six innings and Duke beat Oklahoma State 12-5 on Friday night at the Athens Regional in a game delayed for over three hours due to weather. Duke (38-19) will play Georgia on Saturday in the winner's bracket. Oklahoma State (28-24) takes on Binghampton in an elimination game. The game featured seven home runs — four by the Cowboys. Ben Miller hit his 19th homer of the year — and Duke's 100th — to begin a six-run third inning. Tyler Albright and Jake Berger also hit homers in the inning for a 9-0 lead. Duke had the bases loaded in the fifth before Jake Hyde tripled to score three for a 12-1 lead. Proksch (3-3) allowed just three hits and two earned runs in six innings — with four strikeouts coming in the first two innings. Reid Easterly struck out the side in the ninth. Oklahoma State had the bases loaded in the third and seventh innings but could not push a run across. Proksch struck out Jayson Jones to end the first threat and Miller secured a slow roller to third and fired to first for a double play. Oklahoma State starter Mario Pesca (7-3) allowed nine earned runs in three innings. Kollin Ritchie, Garrett Shull, Ian Daugherty and Brock Thompson all homered for the Cowboys.
Winnipeg Free Press
3 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Duke beats Oklahoma State 12-5 at the Athens Regional as the teams combine for 7 home runs
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Wallace Clark and Sam Harris each had three hits, Owen Proksch struck out eight in six innings and Duke beat Oklahoma State 12-5 on Friday night at the Athens Regional in a game delayed for over three hours due to weather. Duke (38-19) will play Georgia on Saturday in the winner's bracket. Oklahoma State (28-24) takes on Binghampton in an elimination game. The game featured seven home runs — four by the Cowboys. Ben Miller hit his 19th homer of the year — and Duke's 100th — to begin a six-run third inning. Tyler Albright and Jake Berger also hit homers in the inning for a 9-0 lead. Duke had the bases loaded in the fifth before Jake Hyde tripled to score three for a 12-1 lead. Proksch (3-3) allowed just three hits and two earned runs in six innings — with four strikeouts coming in the first two innings. Reid Easterly struck out the side in the ninth. Oklahoma State had the bases loaded in the third and seventh innings but could not push a run across. Proksch struck out Jayson Jones to end the first threat and Miller secured a slow roller to third and fired to first for a double play. Oklahoma State starter Mario Pesca (7-3) allowed nine earned runs in three innings. Kollin Ritchie, Garrett Shull, Ian Daugherty and Brock Thompson all homered for the Cowboys. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
9 hours ago
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NBA Star Zion Williamson Accused of Raping, Kidnapping and Terrorizing Woman in Explosive Lawsuit
NBA star Zion Williamson is being accused of rape and kidnapping in a new lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she dated the power forward when he was a basketball star at Duke. He has strongly denied the claim in a statement from his lawyer. In court documents obtained by TMZ Sports, the woman, who filed the suit in Los Angeles Superior Court as a Jane Doe, claims she began dating Williamson in 2018. But some two years later, after Williamson was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2019 NBA Draft, Doe claims Williamson raped her and assaulted her in Southern California. The woman alleges the incident happened on Sept. 23, 2020, when she visited his home in Beverly Hills. TMZ Sports reports that the woman tried to go to sleep but Williamson allegedly wasn't having it, calling her a "stuck up b--ch" and that "she could not go to sleep without having sex with him." Williamson then allegedly pinned her down and sexually assaulted her. Shortly after, Doe claims Williamson choked her and screamed at her. She also claimed Williamson reeked of booze. The woman claims in the lawsuit that the alleged incidents happened when Williamson was drunk or high on cocaine. Doe claims Williamson terrorized her on numerous occasions after that, from allegedly pointing a loaded gun to her head and raping her in California and Louisiana. She claims the NBA star also threatened to kill her parents. "These two incidents were not isolated," the lawsuit states, per TMZ Sports. "[He] continued to abuse, rape, assault, and batter Plaintiff in California and other states, including Louisiana and Texas, until the relationship ended in 2023." In a statement released by his lawyer, Williamson strongly denied the claims, calling them an "attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by financial motive." He went on to say the two had never dated, although they had a "consensual casual relationship." Williamson claims that after the friendship ended, she began seeking money from him. See his full statement below: NBA Star Zion Williamson Accused of Raping, Kidnapping and Terrorizing Woman in Explosive Lawsuit first appeared on Men's Journal on May 30, 2025
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9 hours ago
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- NBC Sports
Zion Williamson sued by a woman alleging the Pelicans star committed sexual violence against her
Zion Williamson is being sued by a woman describing herself as a former dating partner and who alleges the New Orleans Pelicans star committed repeated sexual violence against her. The civil lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday night, identifies the plaintiff as 'Jane Doe.' She claims she began dating Williamson in 2018, when he played at Duke, and alleges that he engaged in abusive behavior toward her in California, Louisiana and Texas from 2020 until their relationship ended in 2023. Williamson's New Orleans-based attorney, Michael Balascio, called the claims in the lawsuit 'categorically false and reckless,' and accused the plaintiff of extortion, which he said has been reported to law enforcement. 'We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and we unequivocally deny them,' Balascio said in a written statement provided to The Associated Press. 'This appears to be an attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by a financial motive rather than any legitimate grievance.' The lawsuit alleges that the first instance of sexual violence occurred in a home Williamson had rented in Beverly Hills, California. The lawsuit also alleges that Williamson temporarily took the plaintiff's mobile phone from her after the first two instances of forced intercourse and also took her laptop after the second. The complaint includes accusations of strangulation, death threats to the plaintiff and her family, and physical abuse, including being kicked, slammed with a car door, and suffocated until she lost consciousness. 'We're going to be very cautious about litigating this in the press,' said the plaintiff's attorney, Sam Taylor II, who is with the Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles. 'This is a very serious case as reflected in the allegations in the complaint, which are pretty detailed,' Taylor continued, adding that his client 'genuinely looks forward to her day in court when she can tell a jury of her peers what happened to her and seek justice.' The lawsuit seeks monetary damages - including punitive damages - for emotional distress. Balascio said Williamson and the plaintiff 'never dated, but did maintain a consensual, casual relationship that began more than six years ago,' when Williamson was 18. 'At no point during or immediately after that relationship did the plaintiff raise any concerns,' Balascio said, adding that 'only after the friendship ended did she begin demanding millions of dollars.' Williamson also intends to file counterclaims and 'seek significant damages for this defamatory lawsuit,' Balascio said. A Pelicans spokesman said the club was aware of the matter but deferred comment to Williamson's lawyer. Williamson was the first player picked in the 2019 draft. In six years as a pro, he has averaged 24.7 points per game. But has played in only 214 of 472 regular season games - and no playoff games - during that span because of a series of injuries, one of which caused him to miss the entire 2021-22 season.
10 hours ago
- Sport
Pelicans' Williamson sued by woman alleging he committed sexual violence against her
Zion Williamson is being sued by a woman describing herself as a former dating partner and who alleges the New Orleans Pelicans star committed repeated sexual violence against her. The civil lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday night, identifies the plaintiff as 'Jane Doe.' She claims she began dating Williamson in 2018, when he played at Duke, and alleges that he engaged in abusive behavior toward her in California, Louisiana and Texas from 2020 until their relationship ended in 2023. Williamson's New Orleans-based attorney, Michael Balascio, called the claims in the lawsuit 'categorically false and reckless,' and accused the plaintiff of extortion, which he said has been reported to law enforcement. 'We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and we unequivocally deny them,' Balascio said in a written statement provided to The Associated Press. 'This appears to be an attempt to exploit a professional athlete driven by a financial motive rather than any legitimate grievance.' The lawsuit alleges that the first instance of sexual violence occurred in a home Williamson had rented in Beverly Hills, California. The lawsuit also alleges that Williamson temporarily took the plaintiff's mobile phone from her after the first two instances of forced intercourse and also took her laptop after the second. The complaint includes accusations of strangulation, death threats to the plaintiff and her family, and physical abuse, including being kicked, slammed with a car door, and suffocated until she lost consciousness. 'We're going to be very cautious about litigating this in the press,' said the plaintiff's attorney, Sam Taylor II, who is with the Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles. 'This is a very serious case as reflected in the allegations in the complaint, which are pretty detailed,' Taylor continued, adding that his client 'genuinely looks forward to her day in court when she can tell a jury of her peers what happened to her and seek justice.' The lawsuit seeks monetary damages — including punitive damages — for emotional distress. Balascio said Williamson and the plaintiff 'never dated, but did maintain a consensual, casual relationship that began more than six years ago,' when Williamson was 18. 'At no point during or immediately after that relationship did the plaintiff raise any concerns,' Balascio said, adding that 'only after the friendship ended did she begin demanding millions of dollars.' Williamson also intends to file counterclaims and 'seek significant damages for this defamatory lawsuit,' Balascio said. A Pelicans spokesman said the club was aware of the matter but deferred comment to Williamson's lawyer. Williamson was the first player picked in the 2019 draft. In six years as a pro, he has averaged 24.7 points per game. But has played in only 214 of 472 regular season games — and no playoff games — during that span because of a series of injuries, one of which caused him to miss the entire 2021-22 season. ___
